Weak top-down control of grazers and periphyton by slimy sculpins in a coldwater stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-286

  Ruetz III, Carl R ^a,b   Vondracek, Bruce ^a   Newman, Raymond M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baetis; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Cottus cognatus; Drift; Fish; Glossosoma; Herbivory; Predation; Stream; Trophic cascade; Valley Creek

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; HERBIVORY; PERIPHYTON; PREDATION; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC CASCADE;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BAETIDAE; BAETIS; COTTIDAE; COTTUS; COTTUS COGNATUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; GLOSSOSOMA; GLOSSOSOMATIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 2942564461     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2004)023<0271:WTCOGA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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